World of Warships Supertest: British Tier VII Premium Battleship Collingwood

Historical background

Collingwood is roughly based on the F2 battlecruiser design from November 1921. The design, following the limitations of the Washington Naval Treaty, was armed with six 381 mm (15″) guns in three twin turrets and had a planned displacement of 35 000 tons. At the same time, the O3 design of battleship was being developed and lead to the creation of the Nelson-class.

In World of Warships, Collingwood is roughly following the F2 design but with clear modifications. Namely, she is armed with 419 mm (16.5″) guns and her speed was dropped from the 29 knots of the F2 design to 25 knots for some reason.

Other than that, she presents the classic thin armor protection of a battlecruiser. She sadly has the same dispersion as the British tech tree battleships instead of the battlecruiser dispersion.

Ship’s preview

Ship’s commemorative flag

Ship’s camouflage

For the classic reminder, this is a ship in testing, anything can change so don’t look at her like she would already be released.

Modules

Hull	Engine	Gun Fire Control System	Main battery
Collingwood	Propulsion: 44 400 HP	Mk VII mod. 1	419 mm/45 Mk.I in a turret

General Characteristics

Main Armament

3 x 2 419 mm/45 Mk.I in a turret Turret n°2 can rotate at 360°
Maximum Firing Range	19.070 km
Reloading Time	25.0 s
180 Degree Turn Time	45.0 s
Optimal firing angles at the front	25°
Optimal firing angles at the rear	28°
Sigma	2.0 sigma
Maximum Dispersion	251 m
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 419 mm HE Mk I
Alpha Damage	6 150
Penetration capacity	70 mm
Explosion size	2.73
Fire chance	47 %
Projectile Speed	792 m/s
Air Drag	0.31
Projectile Mass	995.0 kg
Type of Projectile	AP – 419 mm AP Mk II
Alpha Damage	13 000
Projectile Speed	747 m/s
Air Drag	0.34
Projectile Mass	1 157.0 kg
Projectile Krupp	2 548
Projectile Detonator	0.033 s
Detonator threshold	70 mm
Ricochet Angles	45° – 60°

Secondary Armament

6 x 2 152 mm/50 BL Mk.XXII on a Mk.XVIII mount
Maximum Firing Range	5.600 km
Reloading Time	12.0 s
Sigma	1.0 sigma
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 152 mm HE Mk V
Alpha Damage	2 150
HE penetration	25 mm
Explosion Size	0.54
Chance to Cause Fire	9 %
Projectile Speed	884 m/s
Air Drag	0.362
Projectile Mass	50.8 kg
6 x 1 120 mm/40 QF Mk.VIII on an HA Mk.XII mount
Maximum Firing Range	5.600 km
Reloading Time	5.0 s
Sigma	1.0 sigma
Shells
Type of Projectile	HE – 120 mm HE Mk VA
Alpha Damage	1 700
HE penetration	20 mm
Explosion Size	0.4
Chance to Cause Fire	8 %
Projectile Speed	749 m/s
Air Drag	0.384
Projectile Mass	22.68 kg

Anti-air Armament

Consumables

Slot 1	Slot 2
Damage Control Party Work time: 15 s Cooldown: 80 s	Repair Party Number of charges: 4 Work time: 28 s Cooldown: 80 s HP regeneration speed: +0.6%/s Casemate damage regeneration: 50% Citadel damage regeneration: 10%

The Armor

External armor protection:

Front and rear armor protection of the middle section:

Citadel armor protection:

Turrets armor protection:

Hidden armor protection inside the stern:

Personal Opinion

Right now, Collingwood doesn’t look particularly appetizing. She only has six guns without battlecruiser dispersion and, unlike Nelson, doesn’t have a Specialized Repair Team.

Also, the ship is particularly lightly armored with the 16 mm bow and stern as well as 26 mm armor on the deck and sides.

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